CVE-2016-0727
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0727
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-0727.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-0727
- Downstream
- Published
- 2017-04-14T18:59:00.173Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-11T07:13:08.351290Z
- Severity
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- 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The crontab script in the ntp package before 1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.11 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu2.14.04.10 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, on Ubuntu Wily, and before 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5.3 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS allows local users with access to the ntp account to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving statistics directory cleanup.
- References
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81552
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034808
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3096-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1382369
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1528050
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141913/NTP-Privilege-Escalation.html